O cross, you are the glorious sign of victory.Through your power may we share in the triumph of Christ Jesus. We observe this day by praying the Stations of the Cross and going to confession. And because I can’t do a feast day without some food there was this cake.

All-powerful and ever-living God, you raised the sinless Virgin Mary, mother of your Son, body and soul to the glory of heaven. May we see heaven as our final goal and come to share her glory. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns wth you and the Holy […]

Portiuncula Indulgence is today! The following is an excerpt from Major Life of St. Francis by St. Bonaventure. " The Portiuncula was an old church dedicated to the Virgin Mother of God which was abandoned . Francis had great devotion to the Queen of the world and when he saw that the church was deserted, […]

"The most important person on earth is a mother.  She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral.  No!  She need not.  She has built something much more magnificent than any cathedral—a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby’s body.  The angels have not been blessed with such a […]